An abandoned American airfield in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, once crucial for dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan, is being revived as tensions escalate between the US and China. The airfield, located on Tinian island, is being cleared of overgrowth, with the revival linked to China's growing influence in the Pacific.
China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield "Rehabilitation of World War II-era airfields has provided Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) a rapidly executable avenue to enhance infrastructure in the region," a spokesperson told AFP. https://t.co/lU6vaMjaLE
In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan is being revived. It's Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific that is spurring the recovery of a slew of abandoned runways. https://t.co/qCvixsRLWQ
In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan is being revived. But as the Americans hack away at the jungle overgrowth at Tinian island airfield, it is with China in mind. https://t.co/RKZ6a2eYZC
NEW - In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan β and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest β is being revived. https://t.co/5W9UgpwWDN
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